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WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1994
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THE BILL ALSO SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE IMPARTIALITY INDEPENDENCE OF THE TRANSPORT TRIBUNAL, WHICH HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED HEAR APPEALS, FOR EXAMPLE, AGAINST LICENSING DECISIONS.
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IT WILL REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT TO APPOINT A PUBLIC OFFICER AS A MEMBER AND THE RESTRICTION THAT THE TRIBUNAL'S LEGAL ADVISERS SHOULD BE SELECTED FROM A PANEL APPOINTED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
INDEPENDENT LEGAL ADVICE TO COMAC
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A PANEL OF LEGAL ADVISERS CONSISTING OF LAWYERS IN PRIVATE PRACTICE WOULD BE ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINTS (COMAC) TO ENSURE HIS READY ACCESS TO INDEPENDENT LEGAL ADVICE.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON MRS ANSON CHAN, IN HER WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON SIMON IP IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SHE SAID: "THE LAW SOCIETY HAS BEEN APPROACHED TO ASSIST IN THIS, AND THEIR RESPONSE HAS BEEN ENCOURAGING.'
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ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FULL-TIME POST OF LEGAL COUNSEL, MRS CHAN SAID IT WAS NOT CONSIDERED JUSTIFIED AS CASES BROUGHT BEFORE COMAC REQUIRING LEGAL ADVICE WERE RELATIVELY FEW IN NUMBER.
THE ROLE OF THE COMAC WAS TO INVESTIGATE INTO MALADMINISTRATION, SHE NOTED.
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NEW ICAC HQ COMPLEX UNDER PLANNING
COMPLAINTS OF
THE GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING THE NEED FOR A SPECIALLY-DESIGNED BUILDING FOR THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION (ICAC), WHICH IS NOW ACCOMMODATED MAINLY IN FAIRMONT HOUSE AND THE ADJOINING MURRAY ROAD CAR PARK BUILDING.
THE SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY, MR DONALD TSANG, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THE GOVERNMENT PROPERTY ADMINISTRATOR WAS REVIEWING THE FEASIBILITY OF MAKING AVAILABLE A SITE WHICH WOULD MEET THE ICAC'S SPECIFIC OPERATIONAL AND LOCATION
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TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ERIC LI, MR TSANG SAID: BUILD A NEW ICAC HEADQUARTERS COMPLEX WOULD COST ABOUT $400 MILLION AT 1994 PRICES.
"UNTIL WE CAN IDENTIFY A SITE AND AGREE IT WITH THE CANNOT COMMIT TO A CONSTRUCTION TIMETABLE."
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